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Slag Cars

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Re: [STEEL] Slag Cars

Do the slag car thimbles eventually wear out? Bob

Sat Jul 11, 2009 6:29 pm

Robert Schultz <robertschultz905@...>

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Hi! Actually you need more slag pot cars! For each "set" at the blast furnace, another set should be prepared and standing by, a third set is enroute to...	dale sailors sailorsdalee...	Jul 11, 2009 4:23 pm
Do the slag car thimbles eventually wear out? Bob...	Robert Schultz bobschultz905	Jul 11, 2009 6:30 pm
Bob, yes, they also crack, and if water gets in them the bottom can get blown out. At Gary works in the 70s there was alway debris put it the bottom to help...	allen rueter allen_282	Jul 13, 2009 12:58 am
Yes they do they crack alot some mills when dumping slag they use a crane with a ball to bang the thimble to get the slag out I remember hearing the bongs...	Garry Pace redsbgk	Jul 11, 2009 6:49 pm
The biggest reason for the failure of a slag pot as I can recall was when there was a problem with the skimmer up on the furnace while they were casting. If...	gjcoatsworth	Jul 13, 2009 10:37 pm